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Pittsburgh, PA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 0.9% less unemployment than Pittsburgh.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Pittsburgh, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.4%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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